Projects
Goal-oriented environmental monitoring for conservation teams KU Leuven
BOF-ZAP-professorship in veterinary conservation medicine Ghent University
A BOF-ZAP-mandate holder receives an appointment or appointment as a member of the Independent Academic Personnel with mainly research assignment. The wage costs are charged to the resources of the BOF.
Assessment of atmospheric environmental risks related to artworks in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage complex of Alhambra (Granada, Spain) with the emphasis on the analysis of a unique collection of authentic pigment samples. University of Antwerp
Lead white speciation: a technical marker for dating paintings and paint layers. University of Antwerp
The role of the microbiome in eco-evo feedbacks in natural settings KU Leuven
Rising water temperatures and increasing eutrophication are disrupting the well-functioning of our aquatic systems, amongst others stimulating the growth of toxic cyanobacterial blooms. These blooms pose an important threat to human health, drinking water supplies, livestock, recreational activities, ecosystem functioning and food web structure. Daphnia spp. are pivotal interactors in pond and lake ecosystems, and their strong grazing ...
Geavanceerde klimaatsimulaties in labo-omgeving (ClimaLab): de impact van zon en regen op de duurzaamheid van materialen Ghent University
ClimaLab unites different groups at UGent that are studying the effect of climate on building materials and structures. Climate, and its variability, causes unwanted disintegration of materials such as natural stone, wood, ceramics, brick, cement-based materials and composites. To prevent their damage, the response of a material to certain climatic parameters should tested in controlled climatic chambers. In ClimaLab, a climatic cabinet is ...
A Statistical Framework for Camera Trap Data Analysis in Ecological Research Hasselt University
'The role of ATP13A2 in mitochondrial functionality' KU Leuven
ATP13A2 is a late endolysosomal P5B-type transport ATPase that exports polyamines from the late endolysosome to the cytosol. Loss-of-function mutations in this transporter lead to a range of neurodegenerative disorders, which are all characterized by increased oxidative stress and a flawed mitochondrial-lysosomal axis at the cellular level. In addition, overexpression of ATP13A2 in cell models has been reported to provide protection against ...
Immune responses and efficacy of innovative vaccines against different Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strains in piglets. Ghent University
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections lead to major economic losses in pig production worldwide.
Current commercial vaccines provide only partial protection. The effect of different vaccines on an
infection with different M. hyopneumoniae strains and host immune responses is studied. This may
support the development of new vaccines which could prevent transmission and provide better
protection against clinical ...